Improve the Eastern Michigan University climate through collaborative efforts

Foster creativity and innovation as it relates to Eastern Michigan University

Improve communication among diverse groups within the Eastern Michigan University community

Eligibility

Eastern Michigan University employees, university-sponsored alumni and alumni groups, faculty-sponsored students, and university recognized student groups are eligible to apply for awards.

Voting members of Women in Philanthropy at EMU are eligible to submit grant applications and can be listed as faculty sponsors on grant applications, but must refrain from voting during the grant cycle in which they apply.

Proposal Format

Applications must be submitted online. The deadline is 11:59 p.m., October 12, 2014.

The online template will ask for the contact information, title, brief description, how it relates to the WIP grant priorities (above), need for project, relation to other projects, project objectives, plan of implementation, expected impact, evaluation plan, personnel, partnerships and community groups (if any), student groups (if any), and a line item budget.

The online template has embedded instructions. Further questions should be directed to Kelly Quilter, Directer of Development, College of Education, (kquilte1@emich.edu)

Grants

Awards for selected projects will range up to $5,000, and must be spent between January 1 and Dec. 15, 2015.

Awards to students may affect financial aid calculations.

Grantees will be asked to complete a final written report on their project and use of funds no later than January 15th after the completion of the grant year. Grantees may be asked to present their project at an annual Women in Philanthropy at EMU meeting or other University-sponsored events.

If projects are selected, disbursement of funds must comply with EMU policies and procedures. Unspent funds after project year will return to WIP-EMU.

Reapplication

A project that does not receive funding in any particular cycle may re-apply the following year. It is advisable to contact Kelly Quilter at kquilte1@emich.edu prior to reapplying.

A funded project is not eligible for a second Women in Philanthropy at EMU award.

The manager of a funded project may apply for an award for another project after one intervening year.

Grants timeline

June 2014 - October 2014 –- Request for proposals distributed and publicized across the EMU community

October 12, 2014 –- 11:59p.m. Deadline for grant proposals

October 2014 - November 2014 –- Grant proposals distributed to members for review and voting

December 2014 –- Notification of grant awards

January 2015 - December 2015 -- Project year (money must be spent during this year)

Spring 2015 or Fall 2015 -– Selected awardees may be asked to present results of their projects